Jorkanden is a 6,473-metre Himalayan peak in the Indian state of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...
. It is the highest peak in the Kinner Kailash range of the
Greater Himalayas
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.
An expedition team of the
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
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first climbed the peak on 26 May, 1974.
The peak is often confused with the
Kinnaur Kailash
The Kinnaur Kailasha (locally known as ''Kinner Kailash'') is a mountain in the Kinnaur district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Kinnaur Kailash peak has a height of 6050 meters and is considered sacred by both Hindu and Buddhist Kinn ...
peak (6,050m), which can be distinguished through its distinctly pointed 'pillar' on top, which is worshipped as a
shivling
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, abode of the Indian god
Shiva
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.
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Mountains of Himachal Pradesh
Geography of Kinnaur district
Six-thousanders of the Himalayas